National Ranking Names Emory University Hospital
Among
America's Best HospitalsU.S.
News and World Report today named Emory
University
Hospital one of America's Best Hospitals in 10 of 16 medical specialties:
cardiology (8th), ophthalmology (10th), orthopedics (22nd), neurology and
neurosurgery (16th), urology (17th), geriatrics (39th), gynecology (31st),
gastroenterology (28th), otolaryngology (47th) and cancer (27th). Crawford
Long Hospital of Emory University was named 39th in hormonal disorders.
The rankings will be published in the magazine the week of July 12. FULL
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July 7 '99

LOWERING 'BAD' CHOLESTEROL AS GOOD OR BETTER
THAN
ANGIOPLASTY FOR MILD CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE, PER NEJM
REPORTAggressively lowering "bad"
cholesterol "is at least as good or better" than
angioplasty/usual
care for preventing and delaying certain cardiac events in selected
patients
with stable coronary artery disease, report researchers from Emory
University
and elsewhere in this week's New England Journal of Medicine. The
authors report results of the Atorvastatin Versus Revascularization
Treatment
(AVERT) trial -- the first study to directly compare
cholesterol-lowering
therapy to balloon angioplasty. FULL
STORY

July 7 '99

COMMUNITY CHARITIES OF
GEORGIA HONORS EMORY/GRADY SICKLE CELL EXPERT
For his role in research shown to help prevent stroke in children with
sickle
cell anemia, Emory University's Lewis L. Hsu, M.D., Ph.D., received the
Health Advancement Award from Community Health Charities of Georgia
May 21 at the organization's first annual Recognition Gala. FULL
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July 5 '99

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TOURETTE SYNDROME:
Cholinergic
Agents may Offer Relief from Tics in Adults with Tourette Syndrome
"Significant
reduction" in Tourette syndrome symptoms was noted in a study of nine
affected adults after they received a medication not usually prescribed
for this neurologic disorder, according to data presented by Emory
University
researchers at this week's 3rd International Scientific Symposium on
Tourette
Syndrome. FULL
STORY

July 3 '99

STOP SMOKING FOR ONE DAY AND RECEIVE
$100 FOR PARTICIPATION
IN NICOTINE CRAVING STUDYNicotine
craving is the focus of a medical study being conducted by researchers at
Emory University School of Medicine and the Veterans Affairs Medical
Center.
Right-handed men ages 20-45 who regularly smoke cigarettes are currently
being recruited. Study subjects will be asked to refrain from smoking for
24 hours before testing and they will receive $100 compensation. FULL
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July 3 '99

ADULTS WITH DIABETES SOUGHT FOR DIABETIC
NEUROPATHY STUDY
AT EMORYAdults between ages 18 and 70 who have
diabetes are being sought for participation in the Emory University arm
of a national study testing an investigational drug for diabetic
neuropathy
­ a common complication of Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes. FULL
STORY

July 3 '99

PARKINSON'S PATIENTS SOUGHT
FOR STUDY TO EXAMINE DELAY
OF DISEASE PROGRESSIONNeurology researchers at
the Emory University School of Medicine are seeking adults ages 40 to 80
with recent, untreated symptoms of the movement disorder known as
Parkinson's
disease. FULL
STORY

July 3 '99

WHEN IS ANXIETY AN
ILLNESS?'Topic Addressed July 15 by Emory Psychiatrist Nationally
Recognized
for Anxiety Research The difference between the
anxiety we all experience and that which can become disabling will be
discussed
by Emory University psychiatrist Philip Ninan, M.D., at a free public
lecture
Thursday, July 15 from 7-8:30 p.m. in the fourth floor conference room of
Wesley Woods Health Center, 1841 Clifton Rd., N.E. Call 404/ 727-8968. FULL
STORY